US President Donald Trump's sweeping pardons of Capitol rioters drew starkly contrasting reactions on Tuesday, largely embraced by his Republican supporters and vehemently condemned by Democrats. "And I've been betrayed by those that supported Donald Trump,

"The President's actions are an outrageous insult to our justice system," the former House speaker said in a statement.

Adam Christian Johnson, dubbed “ the lectern guy ” or “podium guy,” was among those from Florida granted clemency. Johnson became one of the most recognizable figures from the Capitol riot when a photo of him smiling and waving while carrying Pelosi’s lectern went viral.

Calif., disclosed several new stock trades involving Big Tech names like Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon that occurred in the last month.

Elon Musk’s controversial gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute, drew criticism from Trump’s political opponents and energized fans on the far right.

Trump, hours after being sworn in on Monday, granted the pardons to more than 1,500 people who stormed the Capitol including those convicted of assaulting police officers

While would-be insurrectionists rejoiced at the sentence commutations and outright pardons, police and politicians called the clemency a “betrayal” and an “outrageous insult to our judicial system.”

Rep Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif), whose investment portfolio is widely tracked by Wall Street due to its superlative returns, recently adjusted her equity holdings, which comprise many high-profile tech stocks.